| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 31-23 | 13-17 | 18-6 |
| Game 2 | 21-31 | 12-18 | 9-13 |
| Game 3 | 28-23 | 10-10 | 18-13 |
| Game 4 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 28-25 | 10-13 | 18-12 |
| Game 2 | 24-28 | 10-18 | 14-10 |
| Game 3 | 24-27 | 9-15 | 15-12 |
| Game 4 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+128 | 7.5o (2.5) | +1.5 (5.5) |
|
|
-155 | 7.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Antonacci | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| B. Doyle | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| K. Teel | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| M. Vargas | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 |
| M. Murakami | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .125 |
| A. Benintendi | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| L. Acuna | PR -DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T. Peters | CF -LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| C. Meidroth | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 |
| B. Montgomery | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| C. Montgomery | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pena | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| Y. Alvarez | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 |
| I. Paredes | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| Y. Diaz | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| C. Walker | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| L. Spence | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| C. Smith | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| N. Allen | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Burke | 4 .0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6.75 |
| H. Brazoban | 0 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Kay (W 1-0) | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Hicks | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Fedde | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Brown (L 0-1) | 0 .2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40.50 |
| A. Blubaugh | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| P. Lambert | 3 .0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
| B. Abreu | 2 .2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.45 |
| J. Hader | 1 .1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Daikin Park
Temperature 85° Temperature
Attendance 36,015 attendance
Home Alex Tosi
1st Ryan Additon
2nd Alan Porter
3rd Edwin Moscoso
Left Paul Clemons
Right Alex MacKay
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHW Starter (IP) | HOU Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, '26 | HOU |
|
CHW +102 | o8.5 | H. Smith (3.0) | A. Blubaugh (0.2) |
| Sep 03, '26 | HOU |
|
HOU -157 | u8.5 | L. Castillo (4.0) | H. Brown (6.0) |
| Sep 02, '26 | HOU |
|
HOU -147 | u8.5 | D. Martin (5.2) | H. Wesneski (7.0) |
| Sep 01, '26 | HOU |
|
CHW -116 | u8.5 | S. Burke (5.2) | R. Blanco (4.0) |
| Aug 31, '26 | HOU |
|
HOU -126 | o8.5 | A. Kay (4.2) | P. Lambert (4.2) |
| Jul 26, '26 | CHW |
|
CHW -112 | o9.0 | E. Fedde (4.1) | R. Blanco (5.1) |
| Jul 25, '26 | CHW |
|
HOU +102 | u8.5 | S. Burke (6.0) | H. Brown (7.0) |
| Jul 24, '26 | CHW |
|
HOU +116 | o8.5 | D. Martin (5.0) | S. Arrighetti (1.0) |
| Jun 12, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU -275 | u7.5 | D. Martin (6.0) | F. Valdez (5.0) |
| Jun 11, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU -172 | o8.0 | S. Burke (3.2) | R. Gusto (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Sep 29, 2026 ) Chi. White Sox 6, Houston 3
HOUSTON -- The Astros spent most of the regular season playing from behind, so their late rally to the American League West title should serve as a template for how they must respond after dropping Game 1 of their American League wild-card series with the Chicago White Sox.
The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series with a 6-3 victory on Tuesday, pushing the Astros to the brink of elimination going into Game 2 on Wednesday afternoon.
Comebacks are nothing new for the Astros, who were 11 games below .500 on May 20 and six games out of first place in the AL West in early June.
"We've got to turn around," said Astros manager Joe Espada. "We've got to get back on track here and get ready for (Wednesday).
"The message is clear: we've got to win (Game 2). I don't need to tell them that. They know. Our backs have been against the corner before, and I think that's when we are our best. When we fight back. I really admire how they bounce back, and they react to challenges."
Right-hander Hunter Brown (6-4, 3.19 ERA) is scheduled to start Game 2 for the Astros. Brown made 20 starts this season after missing two-plus months with a shoulder injury. He closed the regular season with a flourish, going 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 52 strikeouts over his last 38 2/3 innings and seven starts. Brown allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of those appearances.
Brown has been particularly brilliant against the White Sox with a 6-0 record and a 2.39 ERA in six career starts. In his pair of appearances against the White Sox during the second half of this season, Brown went 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts across 13 innings.
In eight career postseason appearances, including one start, Brown has not recorded a decision while posting a 1.65 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings.
Right-hander Sean Burke (11-7, 3.34 ERA), the White Sox's most consistent starter this season, gets the ball on Wednesday for his postseason debut.
After allowing seven runs on eight hits and two walks while recording only four outs in a 9-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 8, Burke won his final three starts while surrendering three runs (two earned) on 13 hits and six walks with 16 strikeouts over 16 1/3 innings.
Burke is 1-2 with a 5.28 ERA in three career starts against the Astros. In two starts against Houston this season, Burke went 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 11 2/3 innings. That includes a 4-1 loss when Brown and Burke went head-to-head on July 25 in Chicago.
The White Sox, making their first postseason appearance since 2021, seized a 5-0 lead by the middle of the fifth inning in Game 1 to mitigate concerns about their relative inexperience. The White Sox scored in four of their first five innings to stake their claim as a viable threat to advance.
"We came here to win the series," said White Sox manager Will Venable. "The first part of that is getting this first win, which is great. These guys believe that they can win series here in the postseason, which showed up in the way they took the field. Strike early with a couple of runs. A bunch of young guys that haven't been in this situation before, they didn't back down at all.
"They understand that this is a new season, and it's really a one-game season at a time. We know we have a series; we want to go out and win the series, but it starts with just playing one game."
--MK Bower, Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Castillo | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 23, '26) | Sep 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed Luis Castillo (SP) on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Bart | C | Ten Day IL - Hand( Aug 06, '26) | Aug 06, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list with a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand. | ||||
| J. Leasure | RP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( May 29, '26) | May 29, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Jordan Leasure to the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| T. Murray | LF | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred INF Tanner Murray to the 60-day injured list with a left shoulder dislocation and fracture. | ||||
| P. Berroa | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Prelander Berroa to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| B. Baldwin | LF | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 07, '26) | Apr 07, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred OF Brooks Baldwin from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| M. Vasil | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 06, '26) | Apr 06, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Mike Vasil from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| K. Bush | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed LHP Ky Bush on the 60-day injured list due to elbow problems following his Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Matthews | CF | Ten Day IL - Knee( Sep 22, '26) | Sep 22, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed CF Brice Matthews on the 10-day injured list due to a left knee inflammation. | ||||
| J. Meyers | CF | Sixty Day IL - Kneecap( Sep 22, '26) | Sep 22, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros recalled CF Jake Meyers from the minors and placed him on the 60-day injured list due to left knee fracture. | ||||
| D. Varsho | CF | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Sep 22, '26) | Sep 22, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed CF Daulton Varsho on the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist inflammation. | ||||
| E. De Los Santos | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Sep 18, '26) | Sep 18, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed Enyel De Los Santos (RP) on the 15-day injured list with right knee tendinitis. | ||||
| M. Burrows | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Sep 05, '26) | Sep 05, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Mike Burrows from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow neuritis. | ||||
| S. Okert | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Sep 03, '26) | Sep 03, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed Steven Okert (RP) on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. | ||||
| C. Javier | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Groin( Jun 21, '26) | Jun 21, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed SP Cristian Javier on the 15-day injured list due to a right groin tightness. | ||||
| C. Correa | SS | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros Carlos Correa was transferred to the 60-day injured list, he underwent season-ending surgery to repair a tendon tear in his left ankle, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. | ||||
| B. Walter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Brandon Walter on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left elbow surgery. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 30
Home Team W/L 18-12
Home Avg. Margin 0.20
Home Money Total 392
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tosi | 30 | 18-12 | 8.60 | 283.10 | 183.07 | 100.03 | 64.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 2.70 | 2.57 | 14-15 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.60 |
| Starters Runs | 5.27 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.33 |
| Pitches | 283.1 |
| Strikes | 183.1 |
| Balls | 100.0 |
| Strike% | 64.67 % |
| SO | 16.5 |
| Walks | 6.1 |
| SO/Walks | 2.70 |
| HR | 2.6 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 3 - 4 | 100 to 110 | 0 - 0 |
| -121 to -140 | 2 - 1 | 111 to 130 | 3 - 1 |
| -141 to -160 | 1 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 2 - 1 |
| -161 to -180 | 2 - 3 | 151 to 170 | 1 - 0 |
| -181 + | 4 - 0 | 171 + | 0 - 1 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 1 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | CHC 2 - MIA 1 | W -226 | U 7.0 | Tyler Phillips (R) | Matthew Boyd (L) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | AZ 5 - NYY 3 | W +136 | O 7.5 | Cam Schlittler (R) | Brandon Pfaadt (R) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | COL 9 - SD 3 | W +163 | O 11.0 | Walker Buehler (R) | Kyle Freeland (L) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | ATH 6 - SEA 5 | W +138 | O 10.5 | George Kirby (R) | Jeffrey Springs (L) |
| Aug 27, 2026 | STL 7 - BAL 5 | W +116 | O 8.0 | Trevor Rogers (L) | Gordon Graceffo (R) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | TEX 5 - LAA 3 | W -154 | P 8.0 | Yusei Kikuchi (L) | Cal Quantrill (R) |
| Aug 19, 2026 | KC 9 - ATH 7 | W -174 | O 6.5 | Jeffrey Springs (L) | Seth Lugo (R) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | MIN 1 - PHI 9 | L +123 | O 8.0 | Jesus Luzardo (L) | Connor Prielipp (L) |
| Aug 9, 2026 | CHW 5 - CLE 3 | W +116 | U 8.5 | Joey Cantillo (L) | Davis Martin (R) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | NYY 2 - STL 0 | W -205 | U 8.5 | Hunter Dobbins (R) | Ryan Weathers (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | CHW 5 - CLE 3 | W +116 | U 8.5 | Joey Cantillo (L) | Davis Martin (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | HOU 10 - TB 8 | W -112 | O 7.0 | Drew Rasmussen (R) | Hunter Brown (R) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | CLE 0 - HOU 2 | L -162 | U 8.0 | Peter Lambert (R) | Tanner Bibee (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | HOU 10 - TB 8 | W -112 | O 7.0 | Drew Rasmussen (R) | Hunter Brown (R) |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 25, '26
CHW 6 - COL 1
|
W -247 | u8.0 | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 16.7 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 19, '26
CHW 3 - DET 1
|
W -136 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 08, '26
CHW 3 - PIT 9
|
L -144 | o8.5 | 1.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 36.0 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 01, '26
HOU 1 - CHW 5
|
W -116 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 18.4 | 0.5 |
|
Aug 26, '26
CHW 10 - TEX 4
|
W -118 | o8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 92 | 30.7 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 86.0 | 23.6 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 01, '26
HOU 1 - CHW 5
|
W -116 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 18.4 | 0.5 |
|
Jul 25, '26
CHW 1 - HOU 4
|
L -120 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 11, '25
HOU 10 - CHW 2
|
L +144 | o8.0 | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 19.9 | 0.7 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 93.0 | 18.4 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 25, '26
ATH 6 - HOU 5
|
L -203 | o9.5 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 18.8 | 4.5 |
|
Sep 20, '26
HOU 2 - ATL 4
|
L -161 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 15, '26
HOU 4 - KC 2
|
W -165 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 09, '26
PHI 11 - HOU 7
|
L +133 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 18.0 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 03, '26
HOU 6 - CHW 2
|
W -157 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 96.0 | 18.3 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 03, '26
HOU 6 - CHW 2
|
W -157 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
|
Jul 25, '26
CHW 1 - HOU 4
|
W +102 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 12.9 | 1.2 |
|
May 03, '25
CHW 3 - HOU 8
|
W -225 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 16.3 | 2.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 96.3 | 15.3 | 1.4 |